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The Arizona sentinel., 1887-09-10
A GREAT OVERFLOW.
The Mississippi Tourists Ideas Concern
 ing the Canals of Venice.


 ing the Canals of Venice.
 An American traveller, while in Venice, met man dressed in the un- mistakable "toggery" of the Missis- sippi river bottoms.
 "Ah," said the traveller, approach ing the Southerner, 'I am not &C., quainted with you, but l am glad to see you, for know you are from my country"
 q am from Mississippi"
 'Iknew it." said the traveller, ex- tending his hand. "What do you think of Venice?"
 ''Wall, don't reckon oughter ex- press my opinion now, fur didn't git here till airter the overflow, an hain't had chance to see the town, but as the water pears to be on a stand now, reckon it'll begin to go down putty soon, an low that when she starts she'll go down right peart."
 "My gracious, man, this is not an overflow"
 "Then it's about as lively freshet as ever 1 seed. In our country, when we have to paddle round the streets in canoes, we call it putty good over- fow."
 "You don't understand. This is Venice, and the water is always here. "
 "You don't say so. An does the Government have to issue rations to all these folksP"
 "Of course not. This town was built this way to-"
 "Wall, that mout be, but l call it overflow all the same; but if it ain't goin' to fall enough for me to see the town, reckon I'd better go. This is the blamest swamp l ever seed. "-Ar- Ear.SGU TrdUeler.
The Arizona sentinel., 1887-09-10
A PERMANENT BoARDER.

saw her dd in StM1nlsr Hdunts While sweltering in my office dreary; Temptation lurked in every line, For me, so overworked and weary. ''Pure milk, fresh berries shady drives, With boat and bath, and fish close by;'' What wonder that snapped the bait
 Twas last July. I Isummered in that rural place, Where sylvan charms and scenes were plenty My hostess, buxom Widow Grace; Her only daughter, one-and-twenty; Oroquet and tennis; rambles free With Laura of the roguish eyei Time fioated past on gilded wings,
 But last Julyi To-day, within that selfsame place, Iview the world with jaundiced vision; For vanished is the tender grace Which last year rendered life elysian' drive the cattle trundle trunks, Chop wood, pick berries, cradle rye; I'm Laura's spouse, the widows son,
 This bleak July!
The Arizona sentinel., 1887-09-10
PITH AND POINT.

Advice to husbands: Never talk in your sleep unless you are sure what you are going to say.-Ne'0Grk Jour nal
 Three years undisturbed posses sion of setter dog will destroy the veracity of the best man in America Macon (Ga.) Telegraph.
 Judge (to very homely old maidD -'.Miss, in what year were you bornP" Witness-"In the year 1866" Judge -"Before or after Christi"
 A Philadelphia school girl upon being asked by the teacher to define a hollow mockery, promptly replied. "A Bustle. "-PbilGdeLphiG Herald.
 -"H'lo. 'Rastus. can't you lend me half a dollar for a watermillione" Mot this evenin', 'Gustus. Y'see. l had to treat Mandy to ice cream yes terday."
 He (protesting)-You surely can not mean what you say. Don't be so cruel. I will do any thing you say if 1 can be assured of your regard for me. She-Then leave me.
 -Editor-"What was that awful crash in the composing-room nowg" Foreman-''Sure, all our Foreign News has fallen into 'pi. " Editor "Pick it up and head it. 'LiSt of Mem bers of the New Hungarian P Parlia- ment. Life.
 Miss de Struck Mamma is in- quiring for you in the library, papa. I know Count Comeupsky will excuse you for a moment He can read that article himself" Count CD Comeup- sky (absentmindedly and unguardedly as the old gentleman rises)-'Nextr -Judge.
 It is not always the man who makes the most bother that does the greatest amount of work. The fast ticking clock tells of no more hours in the course of a day than the old fashioned, slow-voiced timepiece that stands in your grandfather's hall.
 Henry (preparing for the coun- try)-"There ought to be room in one the trunks for my things. got you six" Considerate Wife-"You for get, dear, that my six dresses take a trunk each. But I did not forget you. Here is nice little sachel you can have all to yourself. "-Judge.
 -"Hello, Major" said the Judge this morning, q haven't seen you for a week; where have you beenP" Been home sick as dog" replied the Major. You! Why, you have always been as healthy as could be. What in the world made you ill?" "Well, I tried to follow some rules on health 1 saw in the papers. ."-Pittsburgh ChroH- icle.
 Not the Indulgence that Suits
 Wives love indulgent husbands
 And we've sometimes heard of such;
 Yet women maintain
 They've right to complain
 When husband indulges too much
 -TEd- Bits.
 -"How is it that you charge me fifty cents for this little pinch of bicar- bonate of soda when you gave me three times as much for ten cents yester- dayP" Druggist-"We are filling a prescription to-day. Suppose we are going to translate Latin for nothing? My dear sir, you don't seem to appre- ciate what it costs to obtain a classical education. Hold on! I've given you oxalic acid. That boys always shift ing them bottles around. "-Boston TrdnScript
The Arizona sentinel., 1887-09-10

A Jamestown photographer claims to have taken some excellent pictures of a cyclone which fingered in that vicinity recently. When we see one ot them we will feel a good deal more like believing the story. A photogropher who can go out and set up his machine and face cyclone and make it look pleasant and hold its chin little higher and keep still long enough to have it's picture taken must have lots of nerve, -Dqkota Bell,
The Arizona sentinel., 1887-09-10

New York claims to be growing at the rate of sixty thousand year.
The Arizona sentinel., 1887-03-05
NUMBER IA.

him, and he came bouncing down into his masters arms.
 As he got older, he became more and more anxious about meal hours, and if not served at once, he would throw him. self down upon the floor, kick and scream and shriek, exactly like spoiled child. A switching only made him scream louder.
 He never took to strangers, nor, in- deed, to any one but hls master; and whenever it thundered, or a dog or other strange animal came about, he always hurried to take refuge in Mir. Hornaday's arms.
 When nothing alarmed him, and his master would lie down, he amused himself by pulling his hair, putting him with his head, sitting on his stom- ach and wrestling with his bare feet in the most comical way.
 As he had to come home in winter, Mir. Hornaday did not attempt to bring his pet, which must have surely died, and so presented him to friend in India, where he arrived safely, and was considered the most intelligent orang-outang ever seen there--M E. Shipper. IT. D.. in Golden Days.
The Arizona sentinel., 1887-03-05
CAGED BIRDS.
The Abundance of MaIadies to Which
 Over-Eating Makes Them Liable.

The Abundance of MaIadies to Which
 Over-Eating Makes Them Liable.
 The melancholy part of the study of
 caged birds is the abundance of dis eases to which they are liable. Es- pecially during the winter and the early spring the pathetic little captives are apt to suffer and die in a way which makes the very fact of their captivity a reproach. After examining the grisly catalogue of their complaints, we have come to the conclusion that the ex- cessive illness of their life in cages drives them to the only indulgence which is possible to them, that of over eating themselves. The excited bird which falls from its perch, in the mid dle of a burst of song, smitten with apoplexy; the hot and lumpy bird which is victim to hepatitis; the cor pulent bird whose figure no dandelion leaves of Epsom salts will reduce; the epileptic bird that drags on existence by slipping tincture of lobelia and drops of caster oil, all these melancholy in- valids would have escaped their sad condition if they could have resisted the tempting hemp-seed and the lus- cious milksop. But how are they to drag life through their long monoto- nous days? In the utter insipidity of avia:y existence the open and inex- haustible box of food decoys them like a vice, and they succumb to tempta- tion, as Mme. Bovary did, from sheer unmitigated ennui. Sometimes, in the later stages of decline, all reticence is thrown aside, and the unfortunate songster sits all day long at the feed ing trough, shelling and throwing aside the food that it positively can not swallow, and yet must be handling. In these sad cases a live spider is some- times found beneficial, as for hysterical human patients the family doctor may recommend a pantomime or a fancy ball. We can not but think that mora study might with advantage be given to the question of caged birds, since this seems to be the difficulty upon which their management always strikes. It is curious that bird fanciers persist in feeding their charges with hemp seed, probably because the irresponsi- ble little wretches gobble it up with so much greatness. But this is no more reason for giving it to them than the fact that children like macaroons would be reason for feeding them daily upon this indigestible dainty. Birds require at least as much care as in selecting for them, not what they prefer, but what is best Saturday Reuiew.
The Arizona sentinel., 1887-03-05
VANISHED LANDMARKS.
Some of the Passing Strange Innovation,
 of a Texas Eating House.

Some of the Passing Strange Innovations
 of s Texas Eating House.
 A rather subdued stranger recently entered an Austin restaurant and, talk ing seat near the door, was soon con- fronted by waiter, to whom he com municated his order The meal was soon before him, smoking hot, and as the waiter was about to withdraw, the stranger said: . "Er-see here; there are no flies in this coffee"
 'Flies! o, no, sir" replied the man with the apron and a napkin over his shoulder.
 'I had expected to meet them here in fact, 1 had halfway promised to- why, heavens! I fail to recognize my old barley-soup friend, the cock-roach"
 'There are no cockroaches in this house, sir" said the waiter, sternly.
 And so the roach. too. has deserted us. We'll, we'll Say, where's the limp, wet napkin, with prune sauce on one side and sweet oil on the other?'
 Our napkins are all fresh and new ly laundered."
 Strange; 'tis passing strange. Where is the variegated table-cloth that looked like calico dress pattern done up in coffee dregs and molasses?"
 ''Our table spreads are clean every day, sir"
 Well, we'll" Suddenly the man commenced spearing around in the butter dish with his fork. '1 don't find it, he murmured, sadly.
 Don't find what?" snapped the waiter.
 "Has she gone?"
 "Has who gone?"
 1.-The bright-eyed divinity who used to conceal samples of her auburn ring lets every morning under the butter lump. She knew I always looked for ward with pleasure to those little mementoes.
 "Our butter has no hair"
 'I see," sighed the man, "bald as a door-knob. Hasn't there been some kind of a change in the management of his place?"
 "Yes."
 "All of the dear old familiar land marks seem to have disappeared. Is this menagerie?"
 '.No, that's biscuit" "
 Sure enough?'' "Ah. distinctly I remember, it was only last
 December,
 That I coolly, calmly fondled such biscuit
 OCT and OCT; Then I broke the cover of it, and l may be
 called a false prophet,
 If a baked and blistered mouse did not roll
 out upon the floor"
 We have previously stated that the stranger was seated near the door, and it was good thing for him that he was. The waiter made one wild break, but the subdued anticipator of a hearty meal fed.-Teras SJtings.
The Arizona sentinel., 1887-03-05
PITH AND POINT.

The young man who has his even- !ngs to himself generally goes and gives them to some one else.-M o. Picayune.
 It has been discovered that natural gas ruins pianos so that they can't be heard fifty feet away. The boom for natural gas seems to be founded on solid merit. -PbiLGdelphiG Call.
 It is said that Joaquin Miller's daughter, Juanita, can repeat every thing that her father has written. Itis to be hoped that she won't do it-at least not until times get better. Chi cagO Mau.
 The Big Hat Question:
 You needn't talk of the big hats
 The female head adorning;
 For girls wear smaller hats at night
 Than some men in the morning.
 -COLunlbuS Dispatch.
 -''It is an i'll wind that blows mo- body good" and yet it can not be de- nied that it would take pretty strong, healthy breeze to blow some people any better than they re.-SomerUille Journal
 I'll is said that the young woman who splashes herself while working at the washtub is fated to have a drunken husband. Very few young women nowadays put themselves in danger, then.-BoSton Post.
 -Doctor-Good morning! How are you to-day? Patient-Better, doc tor; much better Doctor That's good news. Twas detained much long CT than I expected, and was afraid you would be uneasy. Patient-O, no! I believe in the old adage: "A patient waiter is no loser. "-Boston Budget
 -"Here's ten cents foryou. waiter" said a gentleman who had just finished a dinner '.No, thank you, sir; it's against my principles to take tips" "Here is a quarter, then" "Well, sir, if you are bound to break down my principles I suppose I shall have to give in."-Drake's 1raUelerS' Magazine.
 A young tenor obtained hearing before director of one of the provin- cial theaters. He sang, but the man. ager stopped him at the end of three or four notes. "Very we'll" he said, '1eave me your address and I will think of you if it should happen" "What do you mean by if it should happen?'" interrupted the young tenor. "Why, if my theater should happen to burn" ''Well?" T should engage you to cry Fire?' "-M r Ledger.
The Arizona sentinel., 1887-03-05
Touch and Go of Life.

Not the least of the grades of social life is the swift conversational touch and go unconsciously acquired in changing social currents. The art of expressing a thought in a sentence, of stating a fact in a word, is a social art of the highest value. It may be set down as an axiom that nobody cares for details; no one wants precise and faithful biographical accounts sprung upon their defenseless heads; no one cares a straw for minute experiences. For one person in a group to insist on detailing some long story is to be bore of the first magnitude. Let Ls ap- preciate the value of the touch and go of life, the fine art of condensation. ton TrdUeler.
The Arizona sentinel., 1887-03-05
READING FOR THE YOUNG.
LEARN WHILE YOUNG.

When I'm grown-up woman. Just like mamma you know, I'm going to have the daintiest things When have learned to sew. I'll hemstitch and embroider, And Rsthetic patters trace, And I'll trim my frills with need.ework As delicate as lace. When I'm grown-up woman, I'm going to learn to make The most delicious buildings And thirteen kinds of cake; My bread shall be the lightest And the whitest in the town, And your mouth will water when you see My coffee, golden brown. When I'm grown-up wcm1n, And have house to keep, mustn't slight the corners WhenI have learned to sweep: The dusting and the cleaning must always do with care, And q cobweb!- should blush with shame To find one anywhere. But when mamma this morning Was brushing out my curls, She smiled and said that women Are grownup little girls; And to gain such skillful fingers, The only certain way Is to learn to work while am young, And practice every day.
 -AHHd M Pratt.
The Arizona sentinel., 1887-03-05
HOW TO EAT WISELY.
CommOn-Sense Rules Which Should Be
 Given Faithful Trial.

Common-sense Rules Which Should Be
 Given Faithful Trial.
 As a universal rule in health, and with very few exceptions in disease, that is best to be eaten which the appe- tite craves or tAe taste relishes. Per- sons rarely err in the quality of food eaten; natures instincts are the wisest regulators in this respect. The great sources of mischief from eating are quantity, frequency, rapidity. and from these come the horrible dys- pepsia which make of human life burden, torture, living death. By eating fast, the stomach, like bottle being filled through a funnel, is full and overfowing before we know it; but the most important req son is, the food is swallowed be- fore time has been allowed to divide it into sufficiently small pieces with the teeth; for, like ice in tumbler of water, the smaller the bits are the sooner are they dissolved. It has been seen with the naked eye that if solid food is cut up in pieces small as half a pea, it digests almost as soon, without being chewed at all, as if it had been well masticated. The best plan, there- fore, Is for all persons to thus com minute their food; for even if it is well chewed the comminution is no injury, while it is of very great importance in case of hurry, forgetfulness, or bad teeth. Cheerful conversation pre- vents rapid eating. It requires about five hours for a common meal to dissolve and pass out of the stomach, during which time this organ is necessarily at work, when it must have repose, as any other muscle, or set of muscles, after such length of effort. Hence persons should not eat within five-hour's interval. The heart itself is at rest more than one-third of the time. The brain perishes without repose. Never force food on the stomach. All are tired when night comes. Every muscle of the body is weary and looks to the bed; but just as we lie down to rest every othe- part of the body, if we by hearty meal give the stomach five hours work, which in its weak state requires much longer time to perform than at an earlier hour of the day, it is like i'm posing upon a servant a full days work just at the close of a hard days labor. Hence the unwisdom of eat ing heartily late in the day or evening; and no wonder it has cost many man his life. Always breakfast before work or exercise. No laborers or active per sons should eat an atom later than sum- down, and then it should rot be over half tho midday meal. Persons of sedentary habits, or who are at all ail- ing, should take absolutely nothing for supper beyond single piece of cold stale bread and butter, or ship-biscuit with a single cup of warm drink. Such supper will always give better sleep and prepare for a heartier breakfast, with the advantage of having the ex- ercise of the whole day to grind it up and extract its nutriment. Never eat without an inclination.-HaUS Jost1nal of Health.
The Arizona sentinel., 1887-03-05
SAVE THE BUTTONS.
An Excellent Plan for Making Collection
 of These Useful Little Articles.

of These Useful Little Articles.
 First of all, save the boot buttons and glove buttons. Many persons whose dress is otherwise unexceptionable fail in proper attention to these most es- sential points.
 When a pair of boots is discarded, cut off the buttons. In time there will be quite a collection. If discolored, they may be restored to their original blackness by applications of ink or shoe polish. Let these buttons be kept in box which shall be accessible to the whole family, or, better still, let each member own one. Teach the children to replace their missing boot buttons and to do it promptly.
 In like manner, when gloves are cast aside, preserve the buttons. As they accumulate, keep them in a box by themselves, and never suffer a missing one to go unreplaced.
 We can testify from experience that this plan of making collections of boot and glove buttons is an excellent one. By means of it one need never be found wanting in these little articles, for the absence of which no particularity with regard to other details of dress car atone.
 When a garment is to be consigned to the rag-bag always take off the but tons. Often a set of buttons which has done duty on one dress will be found to suit another quite as well, and indeed all kinds of buttons can sooner or later be utilized in many ways. ChriStian ct York.
The Arizona sentinel., 1887-03-05
VOLUME XVI.
COASTING,

sat before the blazing grate
 One night, my toes a-toasting, When in two comrades burst elate
 And bade me come out coasting. Though somewhat loath to leave my nar And dreams of summer weather. reused and donned my coat and cap And forth we went together. Ere long we sought lofty hill
 That rose above the valley; Nell went with Will, Belle we mt with Phil. And I-I went with Sally. As up we sped, beneath our feet
 We heard the crisp snow crinkle, And silvery from each sl1yey street
 We saw the starbeams twinkle. The hills broad crest we reached at last; Then, toward the vale's dim hollow, Down, swiftly down we swept, as fast As hares when hunters follow. And while fair Sally to me clung
 So trusting and so sweetly, Joy cast spell upon my tongue
 And silenced me completely. Again we climbed the winding hill: Again we downward darted: From Nell and Will and Belle and Phil By chance (of course) we parted. I did not climb the slope, you see,
 To search for either crony; The next hill that climb will be
 The hill of Matrimony.
 Clinton ScOlIdFd, iB DsHnOreSt Monthly.
The Arizona sentinel., 1887-03-05
Sugar in the Court.

Now, young lady, you may take the stand" said the lawyer in case in one of the justices courts the other day.
 "Yes, sir" she replied, with beam- ing smile.
 That does me up," whispered a man on one of the benches. I'm her husband and she's forty-nine years old, but the sugar on that lawyer ] tongue will cost me thirty dollars for millinery before the first of the month. ' --psS'oI Free Press,
The Arizona sentinel., 1887-03-05
Engaging a Mistress.

"Well, Mrs. -, what are your rec concentrations"
 Here's one from the last girl had !" But she doesn't say any thing as to your dispositionP"
 Any one will tell you I'm kind" "How many afternoons do you ex- pect?"
 1.-Two. if you allow me-"
 "Your husband is to build the fires?' "Yes.'
 Well, I'll let you know whether I'll come after I have seen whether your references are genuine. "-RoSf0n Rec, ord.
The Arizona sentinel., 1887-03-05

Army officers are heneeforth to have an annual vacation of one month, with pay, and they can take it each year or let it accumulate and take four months in the fourth year from the commencement of the leave account. In four months an officer can visit Eu- rope if he so desires, and the cumulat- i've leave will doubtless be very nopu- lar. Boston Budqet,
The Arizona sentinel., 1887-03-05

The Empress of Austria is not so eccentric as she was, which her sub- 'e"ts attribute to advancing years